???global.info.a_carregar???
Sofia Carvalho is Senior Scientist at the Sanofi satellite laboratory within the Animal Cell Technology Unit of iBET’s Health & Pharma Division, where she has worked since 2018. Her research is focused on downstream processes and bioanalytics development, namely on bioprocess understanding and biologics characterisation. She is exploring how operating variables impact process performance and product quality, from mAbs to gene therapy products. Sofia holds a Biochemistry degree and MSc (2009, 2011) from Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa and a PhD in Biotechnology (2018) from ITQB-NOVA, in collaboration with iBET. Her PhD was on Downstream processing strategies for Influenza VLPs as universal vaccine candidates, and on developing analytical tools for process optimization and product characterization. She did part of my PhD studies at the Max Planck Institute for the Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Downstream Processing Lab (Germany), and at PALL Life Sciences (UK). In January 2018, she joined Genibet Biopharmaceuticals as a Project Manager, working on viral process development and cGMP manufacturing. Later that year, she returned to iBET, to integrate the Sanofi Satellite Lab team. CV Highlights: author of 18 manuscripts, 1 conference paper and 1 book chapter garnering 512 citations (h-index 13). More than 20+ oral presentations and 30+ poster communications at national and international conferences. Supervision of students and research fellows. Team member in several publicly funded research projects (FCT and EC) and PI in 2 iBET-funded projects (iBETXplore). Managed several R&D projects with the biopharma industry. Currently managing the Bioanalytics Scientific Committee, established in 2023, providing scientific input and coordinating bioanalytics development.
Read full resume ↓
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Baptista de Carvalho

Citation names

  • Carvalho, Sofia B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B212-8A9B-233B
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5000-7217
Google Scholar ID
TdHAxzkAAAAJ

Email addresses

  • sofiacarvalho@ibet.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 214469448 Ext.: 1448 (Professional)

Addresses

  • iBET. Av. da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/12/14
Concluded
 Technological and Engineering Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotechnology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Downstream strategies for VLPs as candidate universal vaccine for Influenza" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by Unanimity
2013/06/03
Concluded
 Estágio de Investigação Científica A (60 ECTS) (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 18
2011/10/19
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Structural and conformational effects of metal binding to the S100B cytokine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2009/07/15
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2017/02/28 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2011/10/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/01 - 2018/08/31 Project Manager GenIBET Biopharmaceuticals, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2017/02/28 PhD Student Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2016/09/17 - 2016/12/17 Visiting PhD Student Max-Planck-Institut fur Dynamik komplexer technischer Systeme, Germany
2015/06/01 - 2015/06/15 Visiting PhD Student PALL Life Sciences , United Kingdom
2013/04/01 - 2014/02/28 BI Researcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2013/06/03 Post-Graduation: Scientific Research Training A (Grade 18/20 - 60ECTS) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/04/01 - 2013/03/31 BI Researcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/01/15 - 2012/01/25 Visiting Research Student Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, France
2010/09/01 - 2011/10/11 Master Student Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/02/03 - 2009/06/30 Undergraduate research trainee Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses Delegação do Sul, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012 - 2012 Studies on human S100 protein-aptamer complexes
n/a
Visiting researcher
European Comission
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/06/17 - 2026 Advanced bioanalytic solutions to support CAR-based products development and manufacturing challenges: from viral vectors to CAR-expressing cells
PI778
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Integrando Produção e Purificação Contínuas para Alavancar a Manufactura de Vírus Adeno-Associados Recombinantes (rAAV)
2023.15456.PEX
10.54499/2023.15456.PEX
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/15 - 2024/10/01 Ultrapassar os desafios de produção de virus adeno-associados no tratamento de distrofia muscular.
PTDC/BTM-ORG/1383/2020
10.54499/PTDC/BTM-ORG/1383/2020
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

iNOVA4Health, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Bioanalytics for misparing profiling of multispecific antibodies: impact on bioprocess design
PI754
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2017/12/31 EDUFLUVAC EDUcate InFLUenza VACcine
602640
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 European Comission
Concluded
2012 - 2014 Mechanisms of SOD1 toxic aggregation in neurodegenerative processes
PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117789/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2014 Amyloidogenesis of the S100A8/A9 cytokine as an anti-proliferative mechanism in prostate cancer
n/a
Research Fellow
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
Concluded
2012 - 2013 Recovery of misfolded and aggregated proteins using biological nanoreactors and small molecules
PTDC/EBB-BIO/117793/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Cardoso, Isabel; Botelho, Hugo M.; Yanamandra, Kiran; Fritz, Günter; Gomes, Cláudio M.; Morozova-Roche, Ludmilla A.. "Structural Heterogeneity and Bioimaging of S100 Amyloid Assemblies". In Bio-nanoimaging, 197-212. Elsevier, 2014.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-394431-3.00018-3
Conference abstract
  1. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Engineering scalable manufacturing of high-quality human MSC for cell therapy: From up to downstream processing integration to cell proteome characterization". Paper presented in SINGLE-USE TECHNOLOGIES III: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, 2018.
  2. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Addressing the challenges of influenza virus-like particles purification". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VII, 2018.
  3. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Novel downstream process and analytical tools developed for Influenza VLP vaccine". Paper presented in CELL CULTURE ENGINEERING XVI, 2018.
  4. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Production and purification of influenza virus like particles using single-use technologies". Paper presented in SINGLE-USE TECHNOLOGIES II: BRIDGING POLYMER SCIENCE TO BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, 2017.
    Published
  5. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Advancing downstream purification of cell and gene therapy medicinal products". Paper presented in BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR ENGINEERING XX, 2017.
  6. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Multi-column chromatographic purification of influenza virus-like particles". Paper presented in INTEGRATED CONTINUOUS BIOMANUFACTURING III, 2017.
  7. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "A click chemistry strategy to specifically monitor and improve purification of Influenza virus-like particles". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VI, 2016.
  8. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Enveloped virus-like particles purification using an all-filtration technology platform". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VI, 2016.
  9. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Improving downstream processing of enveloped virus-like particles with multi-column chromatography". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VI, 2016.
  10. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Universal and in-process analytical tool for Influenza quantification using a label-free technology". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VI, 2016.
  11. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista. "Evaluation and scale-up of single-use bioreactors for the production and harvesting of a hepatitis C vaccine candidate". Paper presented in VACCINE TECHNOLOGY VI, 2016.
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, Sofia Baptista; Carvalho, S. B.; Leal, S. S.; Botelho, H. M.; Cardoso, I.; Fritz, G.; Gomes, C. M.. "Cross talks between amyloid-forming proteins in neurodegeneration". Paper presented in 9th European Biophysics Congress, Lisboa, 2013.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mafalda M. Dias; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Jean-Philippe Matheise; Guillaume Van Beersel; Isabelle Knott; GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia; Paula M. Alves. Corresponding author: Paula M. Alves. "Bioanalytical tools for the quantification of in-process and final product samples of a rotavirus vaccine". Paper presented in 27th ESACT Meeting, 2022.
  2. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Ricardo A. Gomes; Bruno M. Alexandre; Rebeca Ramos; Anja Pfenninger; Martina Fischer; Michael Hoffman; et al. Corresponding author: GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia. "SWATH-MS as a strategy for host cell protein identification and quantification to support bioprocess development". Paper presented in 27th ESACT Meeting, 2022.
  3. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Ricardo A. Gomes; Anja Pfenninger; Martina Fischer; Michaela Strotbek; Inês A. Isidro; Nihal Tugçu; GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia. "Challenges in Multi Attribute Method (MAM) implementation: refining sample preparation & batch analysis optimization". Paper presented in 27th ESACT Meeting, 2022.
  4. Rita P. Fernandes; José Escandell ; Ana C. L. Guerreiro; Filipa Moura; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Tiago Q. Faria; Silva, Ricardo J. S.; GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia; Cristina Peixoto. Corresponding author: Cristina Peixoto. "A Versatile Capillary Gel Electrophoresis Methodology for In-Process and Final Product Characterization of Virus-Based Targets". Paper presented in 27th ESACT Meeting, 2022.
  5. Rita P. Fernandes; José Escandell; Ana C. L. Guerreiro; Mafalda M. Dias; Filipa Moura; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Tiago Q. Faria; et al. Corresponding author: GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia. "A Versatile Capillary Gel Electrophoresis Methodology for In-Process and Final Product Characterization of Virus-Based Targets". Paper presented in Vaccine Technology VIII, 2022.
  6. Mafalda M. Dias; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Jean-Philippe Matheise; Guillaume Van Beersel; Isabelle Knott; GOMES-ALVES, Patrícia; Paula M. Alves. Corresponding author: Paula M. Alves. "Bioanalytical tools for the quantification of in-process and final product samples of a rotavirus vaccine". Paper presented in Vaccine Technology VIII, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Profit, Ludivine; Krishnan, Sushmitha; Gomes, Ricardo A.; Alexandre, Bruno M.; Clavier, Severine; Hoffman, Michael; Brower, Kevin; Gomes-Alves, Patrícia. "SWATH-MS as a strategy for CHO host cell protein identification and quantification supporting the characterization of mAb purification platforms". Journal of Biotechnology (2024):
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2024.02.001
  2. Escandell JM; Filipa Moura; Sofia B. Carvalho; R.J.S. Silva; Ricardo Correia; Antonio Roldão; Patrícia Gomes-Alves; Paula M. Alves. "Towards a scalable bioprocess for rAAV production using a HeLa stable cell line". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 120 9 (2023): 2578-2587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.28394.
    10.1002/bit.28394
  3. Rita P. Fernandes; José M. Escandell; Ana C. L. Guerreiro; Filipa Moura; Tiago Q. Faria; Sofia B. Carvalho; Ricardo J. S. Silva; Patrícia Gomes-Alves; Cristina Peixoto. "Assessing Multi-Attribute Characterization of Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viral Particles by Capillary Electrophoresis". Viruses (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/v14112539.
    10.3390/v14112539
  4. Sofia B. Carvalho; Mafalda M. Dias; Jean-Philippe Matheise; Isabelle Knott; Patrícia Gomes-Alves; Paula M. Alves. "Biolayer Interferometry Analysis for a Higher Throughput Quantification of In-Process Samples of a Rotavirus Vaccine". Vaccines (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101585.
    10.3390/vaccines10101585
  5. Escandell JM; Daniel Pais; Sofia B Carvalho; Karen Vincent; Patrícia Gomes-Alves; Paula M Alves. "Leveraging rAAV bioprocess understanding and next generation bioanalytics development". Current Opinion in Biotechnology 74 (2022): 271-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.12.009.
    10.1016/j.copbio.2021.12.009
  6. Sofia B. Carvalho; Ricardo J. S. Silva; Marcos F. Q. Sousa; Cristina Peixoto; António Roldão; Manuel J. T. Carrondo; Paula M. Alves. "Bioanalytics for Influenza Virus-Like Particle Characterization and Process Monitoring". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.805176.
    10.3389/fbioe.2022.805176
  7. Sofia B. Carvalho; Ricardo A. Gomes; Anja Pfenninger; Martina Fischer; Michaela Strotbek; Inês A. Isidro; Nihal Tugçu; Patrícia Gomes-Alves. "Multi attribute method implementation using a High Resolution Mass Spectrometry platform: From sample preparation to batch analysis". PLOS ONE 17 1 (2022): e0262711-e0262711. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262711.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0262711
  8. Sofia B. Carvalho; Cristina Peixoto; Manuel J. T. Carrondo; Ricardo J. S. Silva. "Downstream processing for influenza vaccines and candidates: An update". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 118 8 (2021): 2845-2869. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27803.
    10.1002/bit.27803
  9. Moleirinho, Mafalda G.; Fernandes, Rita P.; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Bezemer, Sandra; Detmers, Frank; Hermans, Pim; Silva, Ricardo J.S.; et al. "Baculovirus affinity removal in viral-based bioprocesses". Separation and Purification Technology 241 (2020): 116693. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116693.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116693
  10. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Silva, Ricardo J. S.; Moleirinho, Mafalda G.; Cunha, Bárbara; Moreira, Ana S.; Xenopoulos, Alex; Alves, Paula M.; Carrondo, Manuel J. T.; Peixoto, Cristina. "Membrane-Based Approach for the Downstream Processing of Influenza Virus-Like Particles". Biotechnology Journal 14 8 (2019): 1800570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800570.
    10.1002/biot.201800570
  11. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Silva, Ricardo J.S.; Moreira, Ana Sofia; Cunha, Bárbara; Clemente, João J.; Alves, Paula M.; Carrondo, Manuel J.T.; Xenopoulos, Alex; Peixoto, Cristina. "Efficient filtration strategies for the clarification of influenza virus-like particles derived from insect cells". Separation and Purification Technology 218 (2019): 81-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.02.040.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2019.02.040
  12. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Moreira, Ana Sofia; Gomes, Joana; Carrondo, Manuel J. T.; Thornton, David J.; Alves, Paula M.; Costa, Julia; Peixoto, Cristina. "A detection and quantification label-free tool to speed up downstream processing of model mucins". PLOS ONE 13 1 (2018): e0190974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190974.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0190974
  13. B Carvalho, Sofia; Fortuna, A Raquel; Wolff, Michael W; Peixoto, Cristina; M Alves, Paula; Reichl, Udo; JT Carrondo, Manuel. "Purification of influenza virus-like particles using sulfated cellulose membrane adsorbers". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 93 7 (2017): 1988-1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5474.
    10.1002/jctb.5474
  14. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Moleirinho, Mafalda G.; Wheatley, David; Welsh, John; Gantier, René; Alves, Paula M.; Peixoto, Cristina; Carrondo, Manuel J. T.. "Universal label-free in-process quantification of influenza virus-like particles". Biotechnology Journal 12 8 (2017): 1700031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201700031.
    10.1002/biot.201700031
  15. Cunha, Barbara; Aguiar, Tiago; Carvalho, Sofia B.; Silva, Marta M.; Gomes, Ricardo A.; Carrondo, Manuel J. T.; Gomes-Alves, Patricia; et al. "Bioprocess integration for human mesenchymal stem cells: From up to downstream processing scale-up to cell proteome characterization". Journal of Biotechnology 248 (2017): 87-98. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000401397500011&KeyUID=WOS:000401397500011.
    10.1016/j.biotec.2017.01.014
  16. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Freire, João M.; Moleirinho, Mafalda G.; Monteiro, Francisca; Gaspar, Diana; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Carrondo, Manuel J. T.; et al. "Bioorthogonal Strategy for Bioprocessing of Specific-Site-Functionalized Enveloped Influenza-Virus-Like Particles". Bioconjugate Chemistry 27 10 (2016): 2386-2399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00372.
    10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00372
  17. Gomes, Joana; Gomes-Alves, Patrícia; Carvalho, Sofia; Peixoto, Cristina; Alves, Paula; Altevogt, Peter; Costa, Julia. "Extracellular Vesicles from Ovarian Carcinoma Cells Display Specific Glycosignatures". Biomolecules 5 3 (2015): 1741-1761. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom5031741.
    10.3390/biom5031741
  18. Carvalho, Sofia B.; Botelho, Hugo M.; Leal, Sónia S.; Cardoso, Isabel; Fritz, Günter; Gomes, Cláudio M.. "Intrinsically Disordered and Aggregation Prone Regions Underlie ß-Aggregation in S100 Proteins". PLoS ONE 8 10 (2013): e76629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076629.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0076629
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/23 Unveiling mAbs & viral vectors´ attributes by Mass Spectrometry-based advanced bioanalytics 28th ESACT Meeting 2024
(Edimburgo, United Kingdom)
2024/05/22 Understanding AAV Impurities and Product Attributes through Advanced Bioanalytics for Bioprocess Characterization Gene therapy analytical development Europe
(Londres, United Kingdom)
2024/05/11 Characterization of mAbs attributes and HCP clearance by advanced Mass Spectrometry-based bioanalytics 16th Annual PEGS Europe
(Barcelona, Spain)
2023/04/04 Advances in Bioanalytical Tools for the Characterization of In-Process Viral Samples BioProcess International - ask the expert Webinar
(Online)
2022/06/26 Bioanalytical tools for characterization of process samples of a rotavirus vaccine ACTIP workshop @ESACT 2022
(Lisboa)
2021/09/01 Advances in Analytics for Gene Therapy and Vaccines STACCATO 3rd Industry-Academia Network Training Experience
(Online)
2021/05/01 Advances in Analytics to Streamline the Production of Viruses for Gene Therapy and Vaccination Gene Therapy Analytical Development Europe
(Online)
2017 New tools for Influenza Virus-like particles bioprocess optimization 8th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting
ITQB (Oeiras, Portugal)
2017 Challenges in influenza virus-like particles production: New analytical tools and downstream process optimization Influenza Vaccines for the World
(Lausanne, Switzerland)
2016 Universal and in-process influenza virus-like particles quantification tool using Octet technology PALL Forté Bio User Meeting - Protein Analysis & Characterization Workshop, Lyon, France
(Lyon)
2016 Monitoring and improving Influenza Virus-Like particles Downstream Processing using a click chemistry approach ISPPP
(Salzburg, Austria)
2016 Universal label-free in-process analytical tool for Influenza virus-like particles quantification Virus-like particle & Nano-particle vaccines
(Leiden, Netherlands)
2016 Universal and in-process analytical tool for Influenza quantification using a label-free technology Vaccine Technology VI Conference
(Albufeira, Portugal)
2015 A click chemistry approach to monitor and improve Influenza VLPs Downstream Processing Affinity 2015 - 21st Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition
(Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015 - 2015 Biotech World Tour: an innitiative that increases the impact and visibility of biotechnology among youth and the general public through hands-on and discussion-led learning opportunities (2015 - 2015)
Exhibition (Other)
2014/03/01 - 2014/11/07 5th ITQB PhD Students’ Meeting (2014/11/06 - 2014/11/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/12 - 2022/09/16 Proteomics Data Analysis Course
Other
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2019/11/01 - 2019/11/02 Design of Experiments - Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics AB Course
Other
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2019/07/03 - 2019/07/05 Prince2 Foundation in Project Management (21h, Axelos/PeopleCert)
Workshop
2014/10/06 - 2014/10/12 ISBio Course on Integrative Structural Biology tools for the study of protein-ligand interactions
Workshop
 ISBio – Course on Integrative Structural Biology tools for the study of protein-ligand interactions
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/28 - 2014/10/02 Animal Cell Technology Course, 4th Edition - ESACT - Llafranc, Spain
Workshop
2013 - 2013 MicroCal Course Advanced Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, GE Healthcare Training Couse
Workshop
 MicroCal Course – Advanced Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/10/08 - 2010/10/10 Short Course in Protein folding, misfolding and disease
Workshop
 Short Course in “Protein folding, misfolding and disease”
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biofísica, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/01/25 - Current Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (0175-7598) Springer
2023/08/25 - Current Journal of Biotechnology (0168-1656) Elsevier
2020 - Current Cell and Gene Therapy Insights Bioprocess International
2018 - Current Vaccine Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2016 - 2017 MSc Thesis: Downstream process development of novel valuable bio-therapeutics Ana Sofia Moreira
2015 - 2016 MSc Thesis: Exploring novel downstream strategies for the purification of enveloped VLPs Mafalda Sofia Gameiro Moleirinho
Distinctions

Award

2016 Best poster (3rd prize) at PREP - Preparative and Process Chromatography Conference
2015 Young Investigator Award at Affinity 2015 - 21st Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition

Other distinction

2017 Travel and accommodation Grant to participate on Single-Use Technologies II: Bridging Polymer Science to Biotechnology Applications Conference
Engineering Conferences International, United States
2016 Travel and accommodation Grant to participate on Vaccine Technology VI Conference
Engineering Conferences International, United States
2016 Travel and accommodation Grant to participate on ISPPP Symposium
2016 Short-term (2 months) fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 BI Research Fellowship
2013 PhD Fellowship: Molecular Biosciences PhD Program
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 BI Research Fellowship under the project Mechanisms of SOD1 toxic aggregation in neurodegenerative processes
2012 Travel Grant to IECB, Bordeaux, France - Visiting Research Student